The Cure - "Pornography"
Yes, for the uninitiated, the title of the album is dodgy. I assure you, however, that the album is not.
In fact, it is terrifying.
When I listen to music, I never give much thought to the words, especially when at work. I put the album on and type away. Listening to "Pornography" was no exception. It reeled me in. It scared me because it made what you fear, real. The album begins with "One Hundred Years," and as soon as the guitar begins to wail you KNOW what you are in for.
This is not happy "Friday, I'm In Love" Cure. This is fear. This is complete, unwavering, destructive despair.
It's a dark hole. It's a situation you cannot and will never get out of. It's terrifying and scary. I'm a Christian, and I yet this made me feel like I was going to Hell. Not because it's demonic or anything. The music paints a picture of a horrible situation that is impossible to escape. It's the soundtrack to your nightmare.
Although the mood is pretty much constant, the intensity pulls back a little the further the album goes, for me, at "A Strange Day." It's one brief reprieve, a feeling of hope, before falling into "Cold," or what I liken to the feeling that something isn't quite right.
The title track "Pornography" verifies that. Just when you think you're out of whatever danger or sense of despair, you are dragged right back into it.
This is an album that I would recommend to listen to in its entirety. It does have its standout tracks, but "Pornography" is much more striking from beginning to end. Any music fan interested in hearing an evolution of a band should get this. It's goth, it's thematic, it's great. It captures human emotion at its darkest and is a testament to Robert Smith and The Cure's ability to toggle between happy and sweet ("Friday, I'm In Love") to this and back.
In fact, it is terrifying.
When I listen to music, I never give much thought to the words, especially when at work. I put the album on and type away. Listening to "Pornography" was no exception. It reeled me in. It scared me because it made what you fear, real. The album begins with "One Hundred Years," and as soon as the guitar begins to wail you KNOW what you are in for.
This is not happy "Friday, I'm In Love" Cure. This is fear. This is complete, unwavering, destructive despair.
It's a dark hole. It's a situation you cannot and will never get out of. It's terrifying and scary. I'm a Christian, and I yet this made me feel like I was going to Hell. Not because it's demonic or anything. The music paints a picture of a horrible situation that is impossible to escape. It's the soundtrack to your nightmare.
Although the mood is pretty much constant, the intensity pulls back a little the further the album goes, for me, at "A Strange Day." It's one brief reprieve, a feeling of hope, before falling into "Cold," or what I liken to the feeling that something isn't quite right.
The title track "Pornography" verifies that. Just when you think you're out of whatever danger or sense of despair, you are dragged right back into it.
This is an album that I would recommend to listen to in its entirety. It does have its standout tracks, but "Pornography" is much more striking from beginning to end. Any music fan interested in hearing an evolution of a band should get this. It's goth, it's thematic, it's great. It captures human emotion at its darkest and is a testament to Robert Smith and The Cure's ability to toggle between happy and sweet ("Friday, I'm In Love") to this and back.
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Juvs
1 comments:
Hey Juvs! Neat play list. I didn't know you could post something like that on your blog. I should try it out sometime :-)
Hmm... pornography? Is it really pornography if you can't see it? LOL, that was a joke. A really lame one, but a joke.
Haha, talk to you later.
Your sometimes crazy friend,
Becky
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